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Kensuke’s Kingdom Personal Study Michael Morpurgo,

Kensuke’s Kingdom describes the different states the relationship between Michael and Kensuke goes through to develop the thematic development of a parent and child relationship. The theme of a parent and child relationship has been applied throughout the novel almost like the progression through life. He has utilised the two together so that it highlights the good and bad points relating to both friendship and ultimately the journey through life. Michael Morpurgo helps convey this to the reader by his use of key techniques such as characterisation, symbolism and setting. At the start of the novel when Michael and Kensuke first met their relationship did not quite collide seamlessly, “Damida! Damida!”(Which means forbidden). One of the examples where the relationship could be seen as suffering was when Michael tried to light a fire so his parents could find him but Kensuke didn’t let him, “No fire”. This shows Kensuke’s had a certain measure of control over Michael which therefore meant that their relationship was initially no......